Category: Lizard Information & News
204 Texas Horned Lizards Released Into The Wild
A hatchling Texas horned lizard. Photo by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
The Fort Worth Zoo and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, along [...]
Komodo Dragon Reclassified As Endangered Species
The iconic Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), the largest lizard in the world and native only to Komodo National Park in Indonesia, has been reclass [...]
Gliding Geckos Smash Into Tree Trunks Head First Then Stabilize Using Their Tails
The Asian flat-tail geckos ( Hemidactylus platyurus) is a lizard that is known to jump from tree to tree. But what was not known was how the little li [...]
Colorful Species Of Wood Lizard Discovered In Peru
Researchers in Peru surveyed an area from the Río Huallaga Basin from 2011 to 2018 and discovered a new wood lizard species of the genus Enyalioides t [...]
Missing Nile Monitor From Canada Reptile Zoo Found
Markhor, a 3 1/2 foot, 3 pound nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) that went missing in June from Little Rays Reptile Zoo and Nature Centre in Hamilton, [...]
Illinois’ Snake Road To Close September 1
"Snake Road" in Shawnee National Forest in Illinois will close September 1 for the annual migration of reptiles and amphibians to their winter habitat [...]
Two European Glass Lizards Hatch At Smithsonian’s National Zoo
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced that its resident European glass lizard (Pseudopus apodus) pair, which were hatchlings themselves in 1996, we [...]
Zoo Med Labs: Inside the ReptiSun UVB/LED Lighting Solution
Zoo Med Labs, which developed the first UVB lighting solution for reptiles in the early 1990s has pushed the envelope once again with the introduction [...]
Rough-nosed Horned Lizards Separated Into Four Distinct Groups
The rough-nosed horned lizard (Ceratophora aspera), a species that lives in the Southwestern rainforests of Sri Lanka, are, through genetic testing an [...]
Crested Geckos Have Sticky Tail Pads That Can Support 5X Their Mass, Study Says
Geckos are known for their sticky toe pads. In fact, researchers have studied the stickiness of toe pads of geckos and have found that some species ca [...]
Australia Face Challenges Due To Poaching Of Shingleback Skinks
A new report from the University of Adelaide and the Monitor Conservation Research Society has found that all four species of the shingleback skink (T [...]
Lizards From Different Parts Of World Evolved With Same Communication Skills
Two different lizard species, the Anolis lizards of the Caribbean and the Draco lizards of Southeast Asia learned the same skills in spite of being to [...]
An Inside Look at the Program Protecting the Critically Endangered Anegada Iguanas
About 80 miles northeast of Puerto Rico lies a small island lined with white sandy beaches and surrounded by stunning coral reefs. The island, Anegada [...]
Lemon Frost Leopard Gecko Morph Spurs Cancer Clues
While unique leopard gecko morphs are always sought after amongst reptile keepers, some combinations create genetics that are detrimental to the lizar [...]
Reward For Nile Monitor Missing From Canada Reptile Zoo
A 3 1/2 foot, 3 lb nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) has gone missing from Little Rays Reptile Zoo and Nature Centre in Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
Th [...]
Reptile Described As Dinosaur Confirmed A Lizard
Researchers with Barcelona's Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont have confirmed a new species of lizard of the family Oculudentavis, Ocu [...]
South Carolina Bans Keeping Of Tegu Lizards
South Carolina has banned the importation of Argentine black and white tegus (Salvator meriane)and their hybrids into the state, and breeding of the s [...]
Deadline To Tag Your Non-Native Reptile In Florida Is July 28
The University of Florida, in conjunction with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hold free Passive Integrated Transponder ta [...]
After Europeans Arrived, 1/2 of Guadeloupe Islands Snakes And Lizards Went Extinct
A new study of how European colonization impacted the Guadeloupe Islands in the French Caribbean details how the arrival of Europeans caused half of t [...]
Ibiza Island Wall Lizard Devastated By Invasive Snake
The population of the Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis) the last remaining endemic vertebrate on the island of Ibiza in the western Mediterrane [...]
Zoo Knoxville’s Amphibian and Reptile Campus Now Open
Zoo Knoxville's Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Campus (ARC) opened early this month after an extensive $18 million, 2.5-acre expansion dedicated s [...]
Florida Offers Free Microchipping for Banned Reptile Pets
Florida's non-native reptile pet rules go into effect April 29, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is hosting a series of [...]
Bearded Dragon Embryos Can Switch Sex Two Different Ways, Study Says
For many egg laying reptiles, temperature of the eggs during incubation determines the sex of the hatchling. For example, a 2017 study of green sea tu [...]
Yellow-Spotted Night Lizard Information and Care
The yellow-spotted night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) is generally the only species in the family Xantusiidae that is occasionally available in [...]
